X-ray, chest (two views)
Facility: St Peter's Hospital
Billing Code: 71046 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a X-ray, chest (two views) is about $30 (about 0.3× the $89 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $38 — above the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $30. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $12 - $550 | 13% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $250 | 18% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $115 | 11% |
| Cignamajor | $27 - $110 | 30% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $27 | 10% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $27 | 30% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $27 | 30% |
| AmeriHealth | $27 | 30% |
| AvMed | $27 | 30% |
| Bright Health | $27 | 30% |
| CareSource | $27 | 30% |
| Clover Health | $27 | 30% |
| Dean Health Plan | $27 | 30% |
| Fidelis Care | $27 - $196 | 30% |
| Friday Health | $27 | 30% |
| GEHA | $19 - $72 | 21% |
| Geisinger | $27 | 30% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $27 | 30% |
| Health Net | $27 - $38 | 30% |
| HealthLink | $27 | 30% |
| HealthPartners | $27 - $110 | 30% |
| Independent Health | $27 - $468 | 30% |
| MagnaCare | $27 - $468 | 30% |
| Medica | $27 | 30% |
| Medical Mutual | $27 - $72 | 30% |
| Meridian | $27 | 30% |
| Moda Health | $27 | 30% |
| Molina | $27 | 30% |
| MVP Health Care | $27 - $106 | 30% |
| Oscar Health | $27 | 30% |
| PacificSource | $27 | 30% |
| Paramount | $27 | 30% |
| Presbyterian | $27 | 30% |
| Priority Health | $27 - $110 | 30% |
| Providence Health Plan | $27 | 30% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $27 | 30% |
| Security Health Plan | $27 | 30% |
| SelectHealth | $27 | 30% |
| Sentara | $27 | 30% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $27 - $110 | 30% |
| UCare | $27 | 30% |
| UniCare | $27 - $250 | 30% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $27 | 30% |
| WellCare | $27 | 30% |
| WellMed | $27 | 30% |
| WellSense | $27 | 30% |
| + 1049 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $495 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St Peter's Hospital
Compare: X-ray, chest (two views) at other NY hospitals
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $17
- Hospital for Special Surgery · New York $17
- St James Hospital · Hornell $20
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $24
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $26
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $27
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $27
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $27
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.